The Stuttgart Fire Department responded to a house fire Wednesday morning at 1815 S. Weidner Street. According to the SFD, the call came in at 9:36 a.m., and crews responded to find heavy smoke coming from the home.

The fire, which was listed as unintentional, started in the kitchen of the home and progressed to the attic. Two individuals were sleeping inside the residence when the fire started, but where able to get themselves out before firefighters arrived.

The fire progressed to the attic space and crews vented the roof and were able to extinguish the fire.

“It wasn't a total loss, but it was pretty bad,” a SFD representative said Thursday morning. The damage total was not listed in the report.